You can’t bury farm animals like cattle, sheep, goats or pigs, even if they were kept as pets.

APHA inspection

An APHA inspector will visit the site to make sure your pet cemetery is operated legally and is built according to regulations.

Once you’re registered the inspector will make occasional inspection visits to make sure you’re still operating legally.

Get a permit to bury or spread ash

You usually need a permit to bury or spread ash.

If your site is in England or Wales your activity may be covered by a regulatory position statement (RPS). If you comply with all the conditions of the RPS you don’t need to apply for an environmental permit to bury or spread ash.

If your site is in Scotland you must apply to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for your permit.

How to dispose of liquids

You must dispose of liquids by either.

emptying them into a sewer (with your local sewerage company’s agreement)

taking them off-site by tanker for disposal or recovery at an approved site

You can discharge clean surface water from roofs, or from areas not being used for storing waste to surface waters, or to a soakaway.